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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 40CineVueJohn BleasdaleCineVueJohn BleasdaleIts aspirations to high-end production values and the inventive use of urban cityscapes filmed from carefully selected futuristic angles are all very well, but it could have done with something a little looser, more punk, more grimy, more stoned.
- 40The GuardianAndrew PulverThe GuardianAndrew PulverDespite the surface sheen, and some enterprising plot twists, it doesn’t entirely convince.
- 40Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenNarcopolis starts off intriguingly and ends solidly. It's everything else in between that isn't particularly compelling.
- 30Village VoiceAbby GarnettVillage VoiceAbby GarnettThere's simply too much going on to establish characters.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckBoasting the canny use of suitably atmospheric, futuristic-looking locations, Narcopolis is far more impressive visually than narratively, with its tangled film noir plot making Raymond Chandler seem straightforward by comparison.